Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2022
Sráid na Cathrach, Co. an Chláir, 2ú Iúil - 10ú Iúil.
The 50th Willie Clancy Summer School, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, Ireland. Saturday 2nd July to Sunday 10th July, 2022.

Complete Calendar of Events
Dé Sathairn 2ú Iúil - Saturday 2nd July
8.00 pm - Oscailt Oifigiúil/Official Opening by Patsy Hanly, renowned traditional flute player and TG4 Gradam Ceoil Award winner.
8.30 pm - Breandán Breathnach Memorial Lecture: When It All Started: The Traditional Music Landscape of 1973. Presented by Dr Nicholas O'Carolain, co-founder and first Director of the Irish Traditional Music Archive.
Venue: Community Centre for both events.
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Brian Ború Ceilí Band at The Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Dal gCais Céilí Band at the Quilty Tavern
Dé Domhnaigh 3ú Iúil - Sunday 3rd July
10.00 am - Aifreann i nGaeilge/Mass in Irish at St. Joseph's Church, Miltown Malbay.
3.00 pm - Musical Tribute at Willie Clancy's Grave, Ballard Road.
8.30 pm - Éire 's Alba. A concert celebrating the links between Gaelic Scotland and Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy agus á chraoladh beo ar RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. Venue: Community Centre.
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Dal gCais Céilí Band at The Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Taylor's Cross Céilí Band at the Quilty Tavern
Dé Luain 4ú Iúil - Monday 4th July
9.00 am - Assembly at the various class venues.
10 am to 1 pm - Classes and Workshops (see location details on information page).
2 pm to 3 pm - Classes in spoken Irish and Scots Gaelic.
3.00 pm - Lecture: From New France to La Belle Province: Québec’s Traditional Soundscapes. Presented by Professor Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin, School of Irish Studies, Concordia University, Montréal.
The lecture will be followed by a screening of Gearóid's film 'The Lost Children of the Carricks'.
Venue: Community Centre.
5 pm to 7 pm - Harp Recital. Venue: Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds.
7 pm - Screening of documentary on the life and music of renowned fiddle player Seán Keane, formerly of Ceoltóirí Chuallann and The Chieftains.
Venue: Community Centre.
8.00 pm - Fiddle Recital. Venue: Community Centre.
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Kilfenora Céilí Band at The Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds
Dé Máirt 5ú Iúil - Tuesday 5th July
10 am to 1 pm - Classes and Workshops
2 pm to 3 pm - Classes in spoken Irish and Scots Gaelic
3.00 pm - Tribute to Bobby Gardiner, master accordion player, tutor, TG4 Gradam Award winner and author. Presented by Ciarán Ó Gealbháin, traditional singer, musician and lecturer in the Department of Folklore and Ethnology at University College Cork.
Venue: Community Centre.
5.30 pm - Ceolchoirm Idirnáisiúnta/International Concert featuring traditional music, song and dance from Scotland, Wales, Québec and Brittany.
Venue: Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds.
8.00 pm - Whistle and Flute Recital. Venue: Community Centre.
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Tulla Céilí Band at The Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds
Dé Céadaoin 6ú Iúil - Wednesday 6th July
10 am to 1 pm - Classes and Workshops
2 pm to 3 pm - Classes in spoken Irish and Scots Gaelic.
2.30 pm - Lecture: Bill Stapleton and the Irish Recording Company. Presented by Harry Bradshaw, former producer with RTÉ Radio and researcher in Irish traditional music.
Venue: Community Centre.
5 pm to 7 pm - Banjo Recital. Venue: Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds.
8.00 pm - Uilleann Piping Recital. Venue: Community Centre.
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Kilfenora Céilí Band at The Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds
Déardaoin 7ú Iúil - Thursday 7th July
10 am to 1 pm - Classes and Workshops
2 pm to 3 pm - Classes in spoken Irish and Scots Gaelic.
2.30 pm - Lecture: Welsh Medieval Harp Music: Structures and Parallels with Irish Music Traditions. Presented by Dr Paul Dooley, an expert on the metal-strung Irish harp and researcher in harp tuning and string-making techniques, and Ceri Owen Jones, Welsh harper, singer and researcher in traditional medieval Welsh music. Venue: Community Centre.
4.30 pm - Button Accordion Recital. Venue: Community Centre.
8.00 pm - Old Style Step, Sean-nós and Set-Dancing Recital. Venue: Community Centre.
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Tulla Céilí Band at the Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds
Dé hAoine 8ú Iúil - Friday 8th July
10 am to 1 pm - Classes and Workshops
2 pm to 3 pm - Classes in spoken Irish and Scots Gaelic.
3.00 pm - An afternoon of Traditional Singing in Irish and English. Venue: Community Centre.
5 pm to 7 pm - Harmonica Recital. Venue: Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds.
8.00 pm - Concertina Recital. Venue: Community Centre.
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Four Courts Céilí Band at the Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Abbey Trio at the Quilty Tavern
Dé Sathairn 9ú Iúil - Saturday 9th July
10 am to 1 pm - Classes and Workshops
2 pm to 3 pm - Classes in spoken Irish and Scots Gaelic.
2.30 pm - Screening of Dark Horse on the Wind, a feature documentary on the life and songs of singer / songwriter Liam Weldon. Presented by Myles O’Reilly, director, and Lorraine Kennedy, producer.
Venue: Community Centre.
7 pm to 10.30 pm - CEOLCHOIRM CHUIMHNEACHÁIN MUIRIS Ó RÓCHÁIN Muiris Ó Rócháin Memorial Concert Láithreoir / presenter: Muireann Ní Dhuigneáin.Venue: Community Centre.
Dé Domhnaigh 10ú Iúil - Sunday 10th July
10 am - Aifreann i nGaeilge le Cór Chúil Aodha (Seán Ó Riada Mass with Coolea Choir) at St. Joseph's Church,
Miltown Malbay.